Nginx : Use CGI Scripts2024/02/13

	Configure CGI executable Environment on Nginx.
[1]	Install FastCGI Wrap and Configure Nginx for it.

root@www:~ #

pkg install -y fcgiwrap

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

# add follows in the [server] section
# for example, enable CGI under the location [/cgi-bin]

    server {
        .....
        .....
        location /cgi-bin/ {
            gzip off;
            root  /usr/local/www;
            fastcgi_pass  unix:/var/run/fcgiwrap/fcgiwrap.sock;
            include /usr/local/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME  $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        }

root@www:~ #

mkdir /usr/local/www/cgi-bin

root@www:~ #

chmod 755 /usr/local/www/cgi-bin

root@www:~ #

service nginx reload

root@www:~ #

sysrc fcgiwrap_enable="YES"

root@www:~ #

sysrc fcgiwrap_user="www"

root@www:~ #

sysrc fcgiwrap_group="www"

root@www:~ #

sysrc fcgiwrap_socket_owner="www"

root@www:~ #

sysrc fcgiwrap_socket_group="www"

root@www:~ #

service fcgiwrap start

Starting fcgiwrap.

[2]	Create a test scripts with a language (example below is Python3) under the directory you set CGI executable ([/usr/local/www/cgi-bin] on this example) and Access to it to verify CGI works normally.

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

#!/usr/local/bin/python3.9

print("Content-type: text/html\n")
print("<html>\n<body>")
print("<div style=\"width: 100%; font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">")
print("CGI Script Test Page")
print("</div>")
print("</body>\n</html>")

root@www:~ #

chmod 705 /usr/local/www/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Matched Content